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Friday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m.
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Next Friday, November 17 Jan Kraybill will be in concert to commemorate the second anniversary of the installation of our Andrew Pipe Organ.
Come enjoy works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Holst, and Stanford as well as transcriptions of compositions by Brubeck and Saint-Saëns.
A freewill offering will be received at the door.
Time:
Friday, November 17
7:30 p.m.
Place:
Sanctuary
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A Documentary Viewing This Sunday
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The Care of Creation Committee invites you to a screening of Tapped this Sunday, November 12 following 11:00 worship.
This documentary examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.
Time:
Sunday, November 12
12:15 p.m.
Place:
Room 4F
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Caroling with the Lighting Festival
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Join Us on the Sanctuary Steps
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Usher in the holiday season with caroling next Saturday, November 18 on the Sanctuary steps!
Join us at 5:00 p.m. that day when Fourth Church choirs will lead us in singing carols as a part of the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. We will sing on the church steps on Michigan Avenue outside of the Sanctuary for about an hour while enjoying the parade and other holiday festivities.
All are invited and are encouraged to bring family and friends!
Time:
Saturday, November 18
5:00 p.m.
Place:
Sanctuary steps on Michigan Avenue
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You're Invited to Thanksgiving Dinner
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Celebrate the Day with Fourth Church Family
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Following our annual Thanksgiving Day service of worship, our Congregational Life Committee will be hosting a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, which offers opportunity to renew old acquaintances and make new friends in the spirit of giving thanks.
Tickets are required for this dinner in Anderson Hall and are available online or by contacting Anne Ellis.
Time:
Thursday, November 23
12:15 p.m.
Place:
Anderson Hall
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Thanksgiving Worship Opportunities
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Interfaith and Thanksgiving Day Services
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We will once again have opportunity to worship with our partners in faith this Thanksgiving season as we gather on Tuesday, November 21 to express our gratitude through word and song.
The annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will begin that Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Chicago Sinai Congregation. Nanette Sawyer will preach, as we join in thanksgiving with neighbors and our partners in faith: Chicago Sinai Congregation, Downtown Islamic Center, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Holy Name Cathedral, LaSalle Street Church, and St. James Cathedral.
Then on Thanksgiving Day, November 23 there will be opportunity for worship at Fourth Church at 11:00 a.m. Our annual Thanksgiving worship service will be held in the Sanctuary, with Vicky Curtiss and Kent Organ preaching.
Time:
Tuesday, November 21 at 7:00 p.m.
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23 at 11:00 a.m.
Place:
Chicago Sinai (15 W. Delaware) on Tuesday
Fourth Church Sanctuary on Thursday
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Christmas Eve Worship Time Changes
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Celebrating Christmas Eve on a Sunday
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This year Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday, so our worship schedule will be a bit different than it was last year.
We will have only one morning worship service on Sunday, December 24: at 11:00 a.m.
There will be no 8:00 or 9:30 a.m. worship services on Sunday, December 24.
In the afternoon and evening we will have four Christmas Eve services, all with candlelight and some at slightly different times than last year. This year we will gather at
4:00 p.m. -- Children's Pageant
6:00 p.m. -- Family Service with Jazz
8:00 p.m. -- Lessons and Carols
10:00 p.m. -- Lessons and Carols
We look forward to joining together in worship on Christmas Eve Sunday!
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A 2018 Spiritual Formation Offering
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Our Spiritual Formation Council has planned a spiritual pilgrimage to Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, for the new year.
Join them on April 6-13 for a weekend session led by John Philip Newell on the theme "Faiths Facing Each Other" followed by time during the week with Vicky Curtiss leading an exploration of "Practicing the Presence of God."
Those interested in taking part in this pilgrimage are asked to register online by January 15.
You can read more online about this 2018 spiritual pilgrimage.
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Fourth Church a Top Workplace!
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Announced This Friday by the Tribune
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Fourth Presbyterian Church has once again received the honor of being named one of the Top Workplaces in Chicago by the Chicago Tribune! Last year Fourth Church received 29th place in the "small organization" category; this year we moved up to 14th.
We are proud of this achievement and look forward to maintaining our organization as a top workplace in the years to come.
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Worship This Week
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Sunday, November 12, 2017
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8:00 a.m.
Communion
Rocky Supinger,
Associate Pastor
9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Baptisms
Shannon J. Kershner,
Pastor
4:00 p.m.
Jazz Communion
Shannon J. Kershner,
Pastor
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Passages
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Deaths
We give thanks to God for the gift of eternal life.
Gerri Hilt Shute
Died October 22, 2017
A memorial service will be held at a future date.
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Concerts at Fourth Church
All concerts are free unless ticket information is noted.
Friday, November 17
Thom Gouwens, organist
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
The Andrew Pipe Organ Second Anniversary Concert
Jan Kraybill, organ
7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Freewill offering at the door
Saturday, November 18
Bella Voce performs Handel's
Messiah
7:00 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Tickets available
online or at the door
(Allow extra time for accessing parking and the church, as the Michigan Avenue Lighting Festival will result in some street closures and more cars than usual in parking facilities)
Friday, November 24
John W. W. Sherer, organist
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
A complete concert schedule is available online.
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Volunteer and Donation Needs
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There are several ways to get involved in the mission and ministry of Fourth Church. See below for just some of the details!
Current Volunteer Needs
Individuals to help with the Fair Trade Bazaar setup and takedown on Friday, December 1 and Sunday, December 3; for details, email Nancy Davis
Current Donation Needs
Individually packaged snack items (5,000 per month) for Fourth Church Meals Ministry bag lunches and Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center emergency snack packs
Men's pants
for guests of the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center
Large paper grocery bags for use in the Social Service Center Food Pantry (four grocery bags are needed for every guest who visits the Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center Food Pantry)
Unless otherwise noted, to sign up for volunteer opportunities or to learn more about them--as well as additional volunteer opportunities--stop by Coffee Hour on Sunday morning or email Robert Crouch, Director of Volunteer Ministry.
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